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Section of White Cliffs of Dover Collapses Into the Sea
msn ^ | 1-5-2021 | None

Posted on 02/07/2021 7:18:10 PM PST by Brookhaven

A man fishing near Samphire Hoe captured a video of a section of the White Cliffs of Dover collapsing into the sea on February 3. Dennis McIntyre took the video and shared the footage on Facebook. He stated he saw pieces of debris and dust falling when he started recording, then he heard cracking sounds like an explosion as the collapsed pieces of chalk and flint hit the water. Councillor Steve Albon from the Thanet District Council urged the public, “Please use common sense and caution – stay away from the edge and base of cliffs at all times and pay attention to any warning signs and safety messages.”

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To: Rurudyne

They are made of chalk.


21 posted on 02/07/2021 7:37:43 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Brookhaven

Eventually


22 posted on 02/07/2021 7:38:52 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: llevrok

Damn bluebirds!


23 posted on 02/07/2021 7:39:48 PM PST by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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To: Brookhaven

Heathcliff

Heathcliff!!!


24 posted on 02/07/2021 7:41:21 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Brookhaven

Cliffs made of chalk falls into the sea, eventually


25 posted on 02/07/2021 7:42:45 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: KarlInOhio

4. Brexit - Now England is a little farther away from Europe.


Reminds me of the weather report: “Heavy fog in the Channel; Continent is cut off”.


26 posted on 02/07/2021 7:46:41 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: Brookhaven

The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanched land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand...
...

By Matthew Arnold

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43588/dover-beach


27 posted on 02/07/2021 7:48:34 PM PST by GOPJ (The problem with socialism is you can vote it in - but you can’t vote it out. )
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To: Songcraft
I like the Righteouses' version of WCofD.

ff

28 posted on 02/07/2021 7:49:21 PM PST by foreverfree
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To: Brookhaven

“The only question is was it caused by:
1. global warming
2. COVID-19
3. Trump’s fault”

Yes.

The British WWII installation in the cliffs was one of the coolest things I saw as a tourist. The cliffs are magnificent. Chalk cliffs fall into the sea. It’s in their nature. Still, it’s Trump’s fault ... because of COVID-19. Oh, and also patriarchy or systemic racism or something.


29 posted on 02/07/2021 7:50:35 PM PST by cdcdawg (My greatest fear is that our society will get what it deserves.)
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To: GOPJ
Barber: "Dover Beach," Op. 3

Set to music by Samuel Barber in 1936 for baritone and string quartet. On the original recording, Barber sang it.

30 posted on 02/07/2021 7:52:10 PM PST by Publius
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To: Publius

Indeed haunting. Just as the cliffs are.


31 posted on 02/07/2021 7:58:18 PM PST by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: Brookhaven

Well at least there’s no roadway there like in Cali where a big old chunk of the Pacific Coast Highway is now IN the Pacific.


32 posted on 02/07/2021 7:58:27 PM PST by jocon307 (Dem party delenda est!)
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To: Brookhaven

White cliff supremacy no more!


33 posted on 02/07/2021 8:08:07 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan. )
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To: Brookhaven

” Councillor Steve Albon from the Thanet District Council urged the public, “Please use common sense and caution “

What?

A person in a position of authority in England urging people to use “common sense” ??

His arse will be cancelled soon !!


34 posted on 02/07/2021 8:09:31 PM PST by snooter55 (People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do)
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To: Brookhaven

Black cliffs matter.

White don’t.


35 posted on 02/07/2021 8:09:49 PM PST by Scott from the Left Coast (Make Orwell Fiction Again)
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To: Eddie01

only when 6 is 9


36 posted on 02/07/2021 8:14:02 PM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: Brookhaven

No, let’s blame 5G - you didn’t see things like this when cell service was 4G, did you?


37 posted on 02/07/2021 8:16:26 PM PST by PAR35
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To: llevrok
White Cliffs of Dover - Vera Lynn
38 posted on 02/07/2021 8:18:51 PM PST by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: cdcdawg

Racist chalk,...I’ll go with that.


39 posted on 02/07/2021 8:18:57 PM PST by Lockbar (Vlad the Impailer had all the answers.)
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To: Brookhaven

Was gonna say Eric Johnson’s fault...


40 posted on 02/07/2021 8:29:28 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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